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non-lethal take of 5 adult California 

Central Valley steelhead, with zero 

unintentional mortality to result from 

capture (by seine, backpack 

electrofishing, or boat electrofishing), 

handling, and release of fish. 

Project 8 is a salmonid distribution, 

population abundance, habitat 

utilization, habitat assessment, and fish 

community assemblage study in the 

lower Tuolumne River in Stanislaus 

County, California. Stillwater requests 

authorization for an estimated annual 

non-lethal take of 20 juvenile California 

Central Valley steelhead, with no more 

than 10 percent unintentional mortality 

to result from capture (by seine, fyke-net 

trap, backpack electrofishing, or boat 

electrofishing), handling, and release of 

fish. 

Project 9 is a salmonid population 

abundance, out-migration monitoring, 

habitat utilization, food availability, 

predation, and life history study in the 

Napa River watershed in Napa County, 

California. Stillwater requests 

authorization for an estimated annual 

non-lethal take of: 300 juvenile Central 

California Coast steelhead, with no more 

than 2 percent unintentional mortality 

to result from capture (by backpack 

electrofishing), handling, tagging (using 

PIT tags), and release of fish; 1,900 

juvenile Central California Coast 

steelhead, with no more than 2 percent 

unintentional mortality to result from 

capture (by rotary screw trap, pipe-trap, 

or fyke-net trap), handling, and release 

of fish; 100 juvenile Central California 

Coast steelhead, with no more than 2 

percent unintentional mortality to result 

from capture (by rotary screw trap, pipetrap, or fyke-net trap), handling, tagging 

(using PIT tags), and release of fish; and 

200 juvenile Central California Coast 

steelhead with no more than 2 percent 

unintentional mortality to result from 

capture (by boat electrofishing), 

handling, and release of fish. Stillwater 

also requests authorization for an 

estimated annual non-lethal take of 3 

adult Central California Coast steelhead, 

with zero unintentional mortality to 

result from accidental encounter during 

boat electrofishing activities. Stillwater 

does not request capture, handling, or 

unintentional mortality of adult 

salmonids associated with this study. 

Project 10 is a salmonid distribution, 

population abundance, habitat 

utilization, and habitat assessment 

study in Tuolumne River in Stanislaus 

County, California. Stillwater requests 

authorization for an estimated annual 

non-lethal take of 100 juvenile 

California Central Valley steelhead, with 

no more than 2 percent unintentional 

mortality to result from capture (by 

seine, backpack electrofishing, or boat 

electrofishing), handling, and release of 

fish. 

Project 11 is a salmonid population 

abundance, out-migration monitoring, 

habitat utilization, and life history study 

in the Gualala River watershed in 

Mendocino County, California. 

Stillwater requests authorization for an 

estimated annual non-lethal take of: 

1,000 juvenile Northern California 

steelhead, with no more than 2 percent 

unintentional mortality to result from 

capture (by backpack electrofishing), 

handling, and release of fish; and 500 

juvenile Northern California steelhead, 

with no more than 2 percent 

unintentional mortality to result from 

capture (by backpack electrofishing), 

handling, fin-clipping, tagging (using 

PIT tags or VIE tags), and release of fish. 

Stillwater also requests authorization for 

an estimated annual non-lethal take of: 

400 juvenile Northern California 

steelhead, with no more than 1 percent 

unintentional mortality to result from 

capture (by rotary screw trap, pipe-trap, 

or fyke-net trap), handling, and release 

of fish; 100 juvenile Northern California 

steelhead, with no more than 1 percent 

unintentional mortality to result from 

capture (by rotary screw trap, pipe-trap, 

or fyke-net trap), handling, fin-clipping, 

and release of fish; and 25 juvenile 

Northern California steelhead, with no 

more than 10 percent unintentional 

mortality to result from capture (by 

rotary screw trap, pipe-trap, or fyke-net 

trap), handling, radio-tagging, and 

release of fish. 

Dated: January 12, 2007. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–742 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 011107B] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Take of Anadromous Fish 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Receipt of application for 

research permit 1597 and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS has received an ESA application 

for a Section 10 permit for scientific 

research from Mr. David A. Vogel, 

Natural Resource Scientists in Red 

Bluff, CA. This notice is relevant to 

Federally endangered Sacramento River 

winter-run Chinook salmon 

(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), 

threatened Central Valley spring-run 

Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), 

threatened Central Valley steelhead (O. 

mykiss), and threatened Southern 

Distinct Population Segment of North 

American green sturgeon (Acipenser 

medirostris). This document serves to 

notify the public of the availability of 

the permit applications for review and 

comment. 

DATES: Written comments on the permit 

application must be received at the 

appropriate address or fax number (see 

ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific 

Standard Time on February 21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

permit application should be sent to the 

appropriate office as indicated below. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to FRNpermit.sac@noaa.gov or fax to the 

number indicated for the request. The 

application and related documents are 

available for review by appointment: 

Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 

650 Capitol Mall, Suite 8–300, 

Sacramento, CA 95814 (ph: 916–930–

3615, fax: 916–930–3629). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell Bellmer, Ph.D. at phone number 

916–930–3615, or e-mail: 

FRNpermit.sac@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

Issuance of permits and permit 

modifications, as required by the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 1543) (ESA), is based on a 

finding that such permits/modifications: 

(1) Are applied for in good faith; (2) 

would not operate to the disadvantage 

of the listed species which are the 

subject of the permits; and (3) are 

consistent with the purposes and 

policies set forth in section 2 of the 

ESA. Authority to take listed species is 

subject to conditions set forth in the 

permits. Permits and modifications are 

issued in accordance with and are 

subject to the ESA and NMFS 

regulations governing listed fish and 

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 222–226). 

Those individuals requesting a 

hearing on an application listed in this 

notice should set out the specific 

reasons why a hearing on that 

application would be appropriate (see 

ADDRESSES). The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 

NMFS. All statements and opinions 

contained in the permit action 

summaries are those of the applicant 


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and do not necessarily reflect the views 

of NMFS. 

Species Covered in This Notice 

This notice is relevant to Federally 

endangered Sacramento River winterrun Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley 

spring-run Chinook salmon (O. 

tshawytscha), threatened Central Valley 

steelhead (O. mykiss), and threatened 

Southern Distinct Population Segment 

of North American green sturgeon 

(Acipenser medirostris). 

Applications Received 

Mr. David A. Vogel requests a 2–year 

permit 1597 for an estimated take of 

7,313 juvenile winter-run Chinook 

Salmon, 1,802 juvenile spring-run 

Chinook Salmon, and 204 juvenile 

Central Valley steelhead per year to 

quantified site-specific characteristics at 

each of 4 pre-selected diversion sites to 

fish entrainment. This research will 

correlate fish entrainment with 

physical, hydraulic, and habitat 

variables during irrigation diversion 

periods over a two-year period. Mr. 

Vogel requests authorization for an 

estimated total take of 9,319 juveniles 

(with 100 percent incidental mortality) 

per year resulting from the collection of 

fish diverted out of their natural habitat. 

Sampling will be continuously from 

April 1 through October 31 each year for 

two years at the RD 108 Tyndall Mound 

Diversion (lat. 38°54′30′′ N, long. 

121°48′42′′ W), RD 108 Howell’s 

Landing Diversion (lat. 38° 55′44′ N, 

long. 121° 50′14′′ W), RD 108 Boyers 

Bend Diversion (lat. 38°57′15′′ N, long. 

121°50′27′′ W), and Feather Water 

District North Diversion (lat. 39°02′44′′ 

N, long. 121°36′37′′ W) located in the 

Sacramento and Feather Rivers. If any 

listed species are collected alive they 

will be immediately returned into rivers 

outside the influence of the diversion 

pumps. Individuals are measured and 

identified to species or run. Mr. Vogel 

will take a total of 192 juveniles of the 

threatened Southern Distinct Population 

Segment of North American green 

sturgeon (with 100 percent incidental 

mortality). This research will provide 

information to natural resource 

managers in the implementation of the 

Central Valley Project Fish Screen 

Program to better protect listed species. 

Dated: January 12, 2007. 

Angela Somma, 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office 

of Protected Resources, National Marine 

Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–748 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

COMMITTEE FOR THE 

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE 

AGREEMENTS 

Amendment of Limitation of Duty- and 

Quota-Free Imports of Apparel Articles 

Assembled in Beneficiary ATPDEA 

Countries from Regional Country 

Fabric 

January 16, 2007. 

AGENCY: Committee for the 

Implementation of Textile Agreements 

(CITA). 

ACTION: Amending the 12-Month Cap on 

Duty and Quota Free Benefits. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 22, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Stetson, International Trade 

Specialist, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482-3400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Section 3103 of the Trade Act 

of 2002; Title VII of the Tax Relief and Health 

Care Act of 2006 (TRHCA 2006); Presidential 

Proclamation 7616 of October 31, 2002 (67 

FR 67283). 

Section 3103 of the Trade Act of 2002 

amended the Andean Trade Preference 

Act (ATPA) to provide for duty and 

quota-free treatment for certain textile 

and apparel articles imported from 

designated Andean Trade Promotion 

and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) 

beneficiary countries. Section 

204(b)(3)(B)(iii) of the amended ATPA 

provides duty- and quota-free treatment 

for certain apparel articles assembled in 

ATPDEA beneficiary countries from 

regional fabric and components, subject 

to quantitative limitation. More 

specifically, this provision applies to 

apparel articles sewn or otherwise 

assembled in one or more ATPDEA 

beneficiary countries from fabrics or 

from fabric components formed or from 

components knit-to-shape, in one or 

more ATPDEA beneficiary countries, 

from yarns wholly formed in the United 

States or one or more ATPDEA 

beneficiary countries (including fabrics 

not formed from yarns, if such fabrics 

are classifiable under heading 5602 and 

5603 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

(HTS) and are formed in one or more 

ATPDEA beneficiary countries). Such 

apparel articles may also contain certain 

other eligible fabrics, fabric 

components, or components knit-toshape. 

The TRHCA of 2006 extended the 

expiration of the ATPA to June 30, 2007. 

See Section 7002(a) of the TRHCA 2006. 

The purpose of the notice is to extend 

the period of the quantitative limitation 

for preferential tariff treatment under 

the regional fabric provision for imports 

of qualifying apparel articles through 

June 30, 2007. See Limitations of Dutyand Quota-Free Imports of Apparel 

Articles Assembled in Beneficiary 

ATPDEA Countries from Regional 

Country Fabric, published in the 

Federal Register on September 26, 2006. 

(71 FR 56110). 

For the period beginning on October 

1, 2006 and extending through June 30, 

2007, the aggregate quantity of imports 

eligible for preferential treatment under 

the regional fabric provision is 

1,164,288,418 square meters equivalent. 

Apparel articles entered in excess of this 

quantity will be subject to otherwise 

applicable tariffs. 

This quantity is calculated using the 

aggregate square meter equivalents of all 

apparel articles imported into the 

United States, derived from the set of 

Harmonized System lines listed in the 

Annex to the World Trade Organization 

Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 

(ATC), and the conversion factors for 

units of measure into square meter 

equivalents used by the United States in 

implementing the ATC. 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

[FR Doc. 07–219 Filed 1–16–07; 4:24 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and/or 

continuing collections of information in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program 

helps to ensure that requested data can 

be provided in the desired format, 

reporting burden (time and financial 

resources) is minimized, collection 

instruments are clearly understood, and 

the impact of collection requirement on 

respondents can be properly assessed. 

Currently, the Corporation is 

soliciting comments concerning its 

proposed renewal of the Presidential 


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